#chestnut-bellied malkoha

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[2229/11080] Chestnut-bellied malkoha - Phaenicophaeus sumatranus

Order: Cuculiformes (cuckoos) Family: Cuculidae

Photo credit: Boon Chong Chen via Macaulay Library

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Chestnut-bellied Malkoha

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I had a lot of fun doing Avian August this year, but the focus on a single family of birds had me thinking a lot about how much I love cuckoos and the sheer variety they have, so I decided I would make my own list... Please join me for #Cuckootober !!

Prompt list in plain text under the cut:

1. Striped cuckoo (Tapera naevia) 2. Red-crested malkoha (Dasylophus superciliosus) 3. Lesser ground-cuckoo (Morococcyx erythropygus) 4. Running coua (Coua cursor) 5. Yellow-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) 6. Violet cuckoo (Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus) 7. Dwarf cuckoo (Coccycua pumila) 8. Scale-feathered malkoha (Dasylophus cumingi) 9. Pavonine cuckoo (Dromococcyx pavoninus) 10. White-eared bronze-cuckoo (Chrysococcyx meyerii) 11. Black-faced coucal (Centropus melanops) 12. Lesser roadrunner (Geococcyx velox) 13. Green malkoha (Ceuthmochares australis) 14. Dwarf koel (Microdynamis parva) 15. Pallid cuckoo (Cacomantis pallidus) 16. Rufous-vented ground-cuckoo (Neomorphus geoffroyi) 17. Fork-tailed drongo-cuckoo (Surniculus dicruroides) 18. Channel-billed cuckoo (Scythrops novaehollandiae) 19. Moustached hawk-cuckoo (Hierococcyx vagans) 20. Guira cuckoo (Guira guira) 21. Sumatran ground-cuckoo (Carpococcyx viridis) 22. Chestnut-winged cuckoo (Clamator coromandus) 23. Black-bellied cuckoo (Piaya melanogaster) 24. Groove-billed ani (Crotophaga sulcirostris) 25. Sirkeer malkoha (Taccocua leschenaultii) 26. Pheasant coucal (Centropus phasianinus) 27. Crested coua (Coua cristata) 28. Hispaniolan lizard-cuckoo (Coccyzus longirostris) 29. Yellow-billed malkoha (Rhamphococcyx calyorhynchus) 30. Pacific koel (Eudynamys orientalis) 31. Common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)

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Chestnut-bellied Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus sumatranus)

© eddy lee

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Chestnut-bellied Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus sumatranus)

© chongjiayi

[donnandjuzzy]

Malaysia Wildlife List August 4th-20th 2018

🐧 Birds

Yellow-vented Bulbul

House Crow

Oriental Magpie Robin

Hadada Ibis (Introduced, KL Botanical Gardens)

Collared Kingfisher

Black-naped Oriole

Zebra Dove

Crow-billed Drongo (Tanjung Tuan)

Brahminy Kite

White-throated Kingfisher

White-bellied Sea-Eagle

Olive-backed Sunbird

Edible-nest Swiftlet

🐦Birds at Lake Kenyir:

Wreathed Hornbill

Great Hornbill

Black Hornbill

Oriental Pied Hornbill

Wrinkled Hornbill (female only)

Chestnut-breasted Malkoha

Asian Fairy Bluebird

Whiskered Treeswift

Large-billed Crow

Oriental Honey-Buzzard

Hairy-backed Bulbul

Red-bearded Bee-eater

🐵Mammals

Palm Civet

Plantain Squirrel

Dusky Langur

Long-tailed Macaque

Pig-tailed Macaque

White-handed Gibbon (heard only at Lake Kenyir)

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chestnut-bellied malkoha by eddy lee Via Flickr: Showcasing his bushy eyebrows This was a strange looking bird with what seem like fate eyes. Nature had created something bizarre to amuse us. With its lovely comical face, I'm sure he can be an excellent model for making a stuffed toy. @jeg, sg

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Chestnut-bellied Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus sumatranus) by sesamest74 on Flickr.

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First 25% Summary - Part 2 (Cuculiformes to Piciformes, excluding Passeriformes)

Cuculiformes: Chestnut-bellied malkoha - Boon Chong Chen Falconiformes: Barred forest falcon - Andres Vasquez Noboa Galliformes: Black francolin - Vivek Saggar Gaviiformes: Common loon - Annie Lavoie Gruiformes: Black-tailed nativehen - John Daniels Mesitornithiformes: Brown mesite - Chris Courtaux Musophagiformes: Bannerman's turaco - Dustin Chen Nyctibiiformes: Andean potoo - Andres Vasquez Noboa Otidiformes: Buff-crested bustard - Luke Seitz Pelecaniformes: Capped heron - Xueping & Stephan Popp Phoenicopteriformes: Andean flamingo - Claudio Martin Piciformes: Channel-billed toucan - Silvia Faustino Linhares.

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Chestnut-bellied Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus sumatranus)

© eddy lee

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Chestnut-bellied Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus sumatranus)

© chongjiayi

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Chestnut-bellied Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus sumatranus)

© eddy lee

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Chestnut-bellied Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus sumatranus)

© eddy lee

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Chestnut-bellied Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus sumatranus)

© eddy lee

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Chestnut-bellied Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus sumatranus)

© Greg Matthews